diff --git a/__tests__/git.test.ts b/__tests__/git.test.ts
index f1c7bc5fa..ddb0b65d2 100644
--- a/__tests__/git.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/git.test.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       })
 
       await init(action)
-      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(8)
+      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(7)
     })
 
     it('should catch when a function throws an error', async () => {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       })
 
       await init(action)
-      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(8)
+      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(7)
     })
 
     it('should not unset git config if a user is using ssh', async () => {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       })
 
       await init(action)
-      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(7)
+      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6)
 
       process.env.CI = undefined
     })
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       })
 
       await init(action)
-      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(8)
+      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(7)
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/__tests__/main.test.ts b/__tests__/main.test.ts
index 3d33495aa..f0ec58053 100644
--- a/__tests__/main.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/main.test.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('main', () => {
       debug: true
     })
     await run(action)
-    expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(19)
+    expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(18)
     expect(rmRF).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(exportVariable).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('main', () => {
       isTest: TestFlag.HAS_CHANGED_FILES
     })
     await run(action)
-    expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(22)
+    expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(21)
     expect(rmRF).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(exportVariable).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a8e06b0ad..7e49b427d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@jamesives/github-pages-deploy-action",
   "description": "GitHub action for building a project and deploying it to GitHub pages.",
   "author": "James Ives <iam@jamesiv.es> (https://jamesiv.es)",
-  "version": "4.6.4",
+  "version": "4.6.5",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "lib/lib.js",
   "types": "lib/lib.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index f8b9a4e0f..a1e4ea922 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -24,22 +24,7 @@ export async function init(action: ActionInterface): Promise<void | Error> {
     info('Configuring git…')
 
     /**
-     * Add safe directory to the global git config.
-     */
-    try {
-      await execute(
-        `git config --global safe.directory '*'`,
-        action.workspace,
-        action.silent
-      )
-    } catch {
-      info('Unable to set workflow file tree as a safe directory…')
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Ensure that the workspace is a safe directory, this is somewhat redundant as the action
-     * will always set the workspace as a safe directory, but this is a fallback in case the action
-     * fails to do so.
+     * Ensure that the workspace is a safe directory.
      */
     try {
       await execute(